What do the knowledgable ham folks think about the new 31 baud PSK31 mode for emergency communications? It operates about as fast as you can type and supposedly operates over long distances at low power. Here's a quote from an online emergency communications study guide at http://wcarc.ws/emcomm.pdf :

Quote:
Phase Shift Keying 31 baud (PSK31) is a new mode, and has a lot of promise. In terms of
protocol and operation, PSK31 is similar to RTTY. However, all of the above digital modes
use "audio frequency shift keying" (AFSK). Phase shift keying defeats much of the band
noise, is very robust, and uses very little bandwidth. QRP signals have been sent long
distances. However, the mode is very new, and is not common.


Sounds pretty interesting!
Thanks, Steve
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